A/N: Hey, hey, hey.

This chapter is my favorite of all so far, Bella confronts to Cullens after 16 Years. Prepare the tissues, those tears will be rolling when you read this, I know from experience.

Chapter 7: Bleeding Love

Samantha P.O.V

Mom was nervous. Who wouldn't be? She hadn't seen him in 16-Years. I drove her to Cullens house, she sighed when we drove up the drive,

"Hasn't changed a bit." She told me, I chuckled.

"It's been like this all the time? But they left and--"

"Alice, your Aunt, and your Grandmother were big on home decorating, and I'm pretty sure they are now, too." She smiled, "I wonder if they're all here." She said to herself.

I parked up, and let her go up herself. I watched from the car...

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Bella P.O.V

I looked back at Sam in the car, she smiled and nodded. It'll be fine, Bella. I kept telling myself. I sighed and tapped on the door, wondering who I would be facing first.

"I'll get it!" I heard someone call inside the house. Alice maybe? I prepared myself for either a big shouting from her, or a year long hug. The door flew open, it was Alice. The grin she had on her face vanished.

"Bella?" She asked. I smiled.

"Yes?" I grinned, she had the same expression as Jake did.

"Bella, is that really you?" She whispered.

"Oh for goodness sake, Alice, it is me!" I smiled. She laughed and wrapped her arms around me.

"I can't believe it, you're alive!" She squealed. "Come in!" She pulled me inside, I turned and smile at Sam.

She dragged me upstairs, were my nerves really kicked in. I saw Esme, who was looking out of a window, and I saw Rosalie reading a magazine on the couch.

"Everyone," Alice began, they looked up, and they're eyes widened immediately.

"Bella?" Esme and Rosalie whispered.

"Hi." I said quietly, preparing myself for their hugs, too, which they did.

"Oh my God, you look great." Esme commented, I smiled. I don't think they've even seen my eyes yet, I guessed they still weren't big fans of blood drinkers.

I turned when I heard bellowing laughter from behind me, I guessed Emmett and Jasper.

"Oh come on, I bet you can't!" Jasper chuckled at Emmett,

"You think, Hale?"

Rosalie faked a cough, and they both looked, and saw me. "Bella?" They asked together.

"Hi Emmett, Hi Jasper." I said, awaiting some form of joke or pun from Emmett.

"Wow... we thought you were..." Jasper was speechless.

"You look hot." Emmett said simply. Rosalie appeared at his side, and smacked his shoulder, I laughed.

"Thanks Emmett." I said, if I were human I'd certainly be blushing by now. I looked behind Emmett and Jasper and saw Carlisle approaching,

"What's going on?" He asked, Emmett pointed to me.

"Guess who came back from the dead?" He joked, Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"Bella?" He asked, I chuckled and nodded. "I thought you were... dead?"

"Well, I'm here, alive and kicking... well, kicking." I chuckled, along with a few sniggers from the others.

"Welcome back." He said to me, I smiled.

"Thanks." I said quietly, I looked behind Carlisle, then around the room. "Where's Edward?"

"Hunting, he should be back soon." Alice told me, I turned to her and smiled, but I think she had finally noticed my eyes. "Bella, your eyes... you're a..." She couldn't say it, I turned and the others noticed.

"You hunt humans? Bella..." Carlisle began.

"Let me explain, please." I asked, Carlisle nodded for me to continue. "I was turned by... Marcus, from the Volturi," I saw in their expressions they knew where this was leading, "I woke up in Italy, where Aro told me that if I didn't join, I'd have to be killed."

"But, couldn't you just run away?" Esme asked.

"I planned to, but Marcus helped me through my first few months and well... we kind of... well, we fell in love." They gasped.

"But what about Edward, your kids?" Alice asked.

"Things changed, I moved on. And assumed Edward would of, too."

"He never has, he hasn't forgotten about you, ever. When he found out about Sam and Luke he thought he had another chance with you, until Sam told us you were dead. He was devastated, Bella, really heartbroken."

I felt the guilt appear.

"So, where's Marcus?" Rosalie asked.

"In Italy, he thought it was best if he stayed." I told them.

Alice suddenly put her hand on my shoulder, "He's here." She whispered. I felt the nerves return, but Jasper calmed me. Alice stood in front of me.

Edward came jogging up the stairs, smiling. He stopped when he saw everyone gathered. "What's going on?" He asked, everyone looked at Alice.

"Someone's here to see you." She told him.

"Who?" He asked. Alice stepped away, and Edward's smile vanished, and she just started with shock.

"Hi Edward." I said.

"Bella?" He asked, "You're alive?" I nodded, he opened his mouth but nothing came out.

"Uh... I have some major explaining to do, Edward." I told him, he nodded slowly.

"M-My room." He stuttered in shock.

We went up to his room, which hadn't changed. We both sat on the small white couch. It was really quiet at first, but Edward was the one to break the silence.

"So... what were you planning on... explaining?"

I sighed, "I suppose you want to know why I'm alive?"

"That would be nice."

"Well, I asked Jacob to leave me in the meadow, to die. But Marcus came and turned me. I woke up in Italy, and Aro told me that if I didn't join them, I'd have to be killed."

"Marcus turned you?" He asked quietly, I nodded.

"He helped me through my first few months as a newborn, and we... well, we fell in love."

"Bella." He looked devastated. "I thought you-- I love you."

"You left me, Edward, I wasn't going to wait on you forever, and I'll tell you what I told Luke and Sam, Marcus saved me, he let me live again, let me love again."

The devastation didn't leave his face, "But Bella--"

"I'm sorry Edward, but I moved on." I told him.

"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant, maybe then we could of worked something out?" He asked.

"I couldn't bring myself to do it, but I finally plucked up enough courage to do it, but you told me you were leaving." I told him, "If there was nothing left between us, why stay together because of a baby?"

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

I won't lie to you, I genuinely cried writing this chapter. And I'll tell you this now, it won't be one of those stories where Bella ends up in Edward's arms, in my story, there is nothing between them anymore, and Bella has moved on, and she loves Marcus and is happy with him.

And I swear iTunes is helping me, it was on shuffle, but it literally kept playing depressing songs that made me cry and helped me write this chapter!

- Everytime: Britney Spears
- Bleeding Love: Leona Lewis
- The Scientist: Coldplay
- Yesterday: Leona Lewis

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